Well, I do listen to God for direction, but I really don't have time to listen to other artists all that much.

If you want the rainbow you gotta put up with the rain.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde.

It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.

If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.

A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey.

I'm on a seafood diet - I see food, I eat it.

I look just like the girls next door... if you happen to live next door to an amusement park.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

This free will business is a bit terrifying anyway. It's almost pleasanter to obey, and make the most of it.

One can never speak enough of the virtues, the dangers, the power of shared laughter.

Do you know what it's like to love and be alone?

Anyone willing to do what is required to become president of the United States is thereby barred from taking that office. I'm only half joking

It's much easier, I think, to protect communications while they're in transit at least, than it is to enforce legislation in every country in the world to say that you can't do this.

These poor rich men, we anglers pity them perfectly.

Because it may seem like a small role now, but it matters. In the end, everything matters.

I felt that with In A Perfect World I was still kind of finding myself - not just as a musician, but also in love and in life.

I saw the movie, 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and was surprised because I didn't see any tigers or dragons. And then I realized why: they're crouching and hidden.